Agriculture: Energy Reform.

Earlier this month the Government released a White Paper document outlining reforms to the energy market (Energy Market Reform- EMRs) in an attempt to save money. With a quarter of the UK’s generating capacity shutting down over the next ten years as old coal and nuclear power stations close, more than £110bn in investment is needed to build the equivalent of 20 large power stations and upgrade the grid. In the longer term, by 2050, electricity demand is set to double, as we shift more transport and heating onto the electricity grid.

The Bill is not without its complications, and the six largest energy companies in the UK (known as “the big six”), have rounded on the Government's electricity market reforms by saying they will force up energy prices. Whether the Bill passes or not, and energy prices rise; it has never been more relevant time to discuss energy consumption, especially at a business level. It is the responsibility of management to control a modest energy consumption in relation to the size of the business. You can’t however manage what you don’t measure, and the Business Link website has an article that suggests the different forms of measurement and what are most appropriate to each area of work (click the link here). It can help put you on the right track to the best way to save energy and money.

Tips on reducing your energy use are easy enough to come by. This includes actions such as reducing tillage, to filtering engine oils to be used as a fuel. Some of the best can be found here.

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